We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.

I'm proud of where I'm from. I'm proud of Long Island.

I want the violence among young people in this country to stop - particularly gang violence.

We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.

Someone peeled back the surface of our town, and the whole country saw what was underneath. By Easter 1980 we were creepier than Amityville.